What is the full form of ISC?

1) ISC: Indian School Certificate

The full form of ISC is Indian School Certificate. It is a test conducted for the 12th Grade (Class XII) by the Council for Indian School Certification Exams (CISCE). This council is a private board of education, established by the Cambridge University Local Examination on 3 November 1958. UK universities accept ISC scores. ISC is older than CBSE (Central Board for Secondary Education) and has a much more detailed and comprehensive curriculum than CBSE. English is a compulsory subject on the ISC board and the exam is also conducted in English, except for language subjects. Students who pass the Indian School Certificate (ISC) exam are more likely to be admitted to higher education universities than students from their respective boards and councils. ISC schools are found throughout India and some other countries, such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), etc. CISCE‘s official website has a school locator to help you find an ISC school with ease.

2) ISC: Internet Systems Consortium

ISC also stands for Internet Systems Consortium. It is the custodian and distributor of commercial quality open-source software for the Internet community. It was founded in 1994 by Paul Vixie, Carl Malamud and Rick Adams. The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit public service corporation dedicated to supporting the universal and self-organizing Internet infrastructure, developing and maintaining quality production software, protocols and core operations. ISC provides a number of operational programs and services that benefit Internet users directly and indirectly. It developed several important Internet technologies that enable the global Internet, including: BIND, ISC DHCP, and Kea.

Other full forms of ISC